Sailing:

Newport leads after high finish

Sailors earn second place to start out the year and remain in first in PCISA, as they prepare for Stanford.

January 12, 2010

Newport Harbor High’s sailing team won’t be moving from atop the Pacific Coast Interscholastic Sailing Assn. standings any time soon. That’s because the Sailors earned second place in the 25th annual Rose Bowl Regatta at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club Jan. 3.

Newport Harbor was one of 41 high schools from all over California competing in the two-day regatta, with 54 teams sailing in the Gold and Silver Division.

Newport Harbor’s varsity team, consisting of skipper Chris Segerblom with crew Nicole Grice, as well as skipper Randall Hause with crew Francesca Cappellini finished second among 27 teams in the Gold Division. Point Loma of San Diego came in first by one point.